The look on Kenny Harrison's face in the postgame was less of celebration and more of pure relief.

Host Port Arthur Memorial (1-1) used a stingy defensive effort to shut out Ozen 14-0 in the Titans' home opener.

"I'm glad that our kids had enough

pride defensively to not let them in the endzone," said Harrison, whose Titans defense only allowed Ozen (0-2) to gain 240 yards of total offense. "Offensively, we have some growing pains. We've got to get better. We're just going to get back to work. Our goal is to get better each and every week."

The Titans took a 7-0 lead into halftime thanks to a 10-yard touchdown run from Tayylor Labrie. The score was set up by a long reception from Albert Jacobs, who finished the game with 4 catches for 112 yards.

"(Roderick Rucker) went down so he understood that he had to be our guy," Harrison said about Jacobs. "The kids were going to look to him to make plays and he did a good job of doing that."

If Memorial felt like they should have been up by more, it's because they probably should have been. The Titans returned the opening kickoff to the Ozen 30 but fumbled the ball away three plays later on a botched shotgun snap. Later, Roderic Rucker would take a punt back inside the Ozen five-yard line, but the play was called back due to a block in the back penalty.

Memorial essentially put the game away in the third quarter when running back Kameron Martin fumbled the ball. But luck was on the Titans side and wide receiver Travon McClain fell on it in the endzone for the touchdown.

Ozen had a chance to score late in the game but were pushed back because of penalties and Memorial held, preserving the shutout.